Elisabeth's pupils shifted under her tightly shut eyelids. She gathered up her strength and opened those lids which seemed to have stuck together. The lights in the room were dim. They fell on her eyes in a gentle blanket of golden rays. Above her was the anxious face of Alpha Vador. "I've kept you waiting. I am sorry." Elisabeth's right hand was held by Alpha Vador, so she raised her other hand to lightly touch his face. A slight stubble felt rough on her fingertips. "I don't mind waiting an eternity for you, Elisabeth." Alpha Vador responded in a thick voice. It was a surreal moment for both of them. Elisabeth remembered the feeling of dying. She wasn't afraid of death itself, but the fact that she won't be there for him. Alpha Vador will be the one suffering while she will forg

